The dams sector delivers critical water retention and control services in the United States, including:
• Hydroelectric power generation
• Municipal and industrial water supplies
• Agricultural irrigation
• Sediment and flood control
• River navigation for inland bulk shipping
• Industrial waste management
• Recreation
Its key services support multiple critical infrastructure sectors and industries. Dams sector assets:
• Irrigate at least 10 percent of U.S. cropland
• Help protect more than 43 percent of the U.S population from flooding
• Generate about 60 percent of electricity in the Pacific Northwest